Mali Zvornik ( sr-cyr, Мали Зворник, ) is a town and municipality located in the Mačva District of western Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town is 4,132, while the population of the municipality is 11,987. It lays opposite of the

Drina river The Drina ( sr-Cyrl, Дрина, ) is a long Balkans river, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps wh ...

from the town of Zvornik, in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

. Also, a border crossing between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in the town.

History

There are traces of human life from

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...

in this area, as well as traces from the time of

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings aro ...

. Ancient Roman settlement ''Ad Drinum'' existed somewhere at this location. In the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

, Mali Zvornik was one of the main mining centres of the

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...

n state. On Orlovine Hill near Mali Zvornik there are remains of the large

Medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

fortress that was probably built in the first half of the 15th century, in the time of the

Serbian Despotate The Serbian Despotate ( sr, / ) was a medieval Serbian state in the first half of the 15th century. Although the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 is generally considered the end of medieval Serbia, the Despotate, a successor of the Serbian Empire ...

. During the Ottoman rule, this area was part of the

Pashaluk of Bosnia Eyalets (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت, , English: State), also known as beylerbeyliks or pashaliks, were a primary administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. From 1453 to the beginning of the nineteenth century the Ottoman local government ...

. Until 1878 it was the only Bosnian municipality on the right side of river

Drina The Drina ( sr-Cyrl, Дрина, ) is a long Balkans river, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps whi ...

, when it eventually became part of the independent

Kingdom of Serbia The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Краљевина Србија, Kraljevina Srbija) was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Prin ...

. In the end of 19th and beginning of the 20th century, population of Mali Zvornik numbered 115 houses. The municipality of Mali Zvornik was officially established in 1955.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Mali Zvornik, the municipality includes the following settlements: *

Amajić Amajić (; ) is a village in west-central Serbia. It is situated in the municipality of Mali Zvornik in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. The village is located on the banks of Zvornik Lake, a reservoir of the Drina River, on the internatio ...

Brasina Brasina () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Mali Zvornik municipality, in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority with a population of 1,663 (2002 census). Historical population *1948: 953 *19 ...

Budišić Budišić () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Mali Zvornik municipality, in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbers 249 people (2002 census), of which 247 are Serbs. ...

Culine Culine () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Mali Zvornik municipality, in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population was 389 in 2002. Historical population *1948: 688 *1953 ...

* Čitluk * Donja Borina * Donja Trešnjica * Radalj * Sakar *

Velika Reka Velika Reka () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Mali Zvornik municipality, in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority with a population of 476 (2002 census). Historical population *1948: 661 ...

* Voljevci

Demographics

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Mali Zvornik has 12,482 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The municipality of Mali Zvornik has many ethnic groups, with Serbs forming the majority in all settlements. The ethnic composition of the municipality of Mali Zvornik:

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):

Gallery

File:Mali Zvornik.jpg, ''Mali Zvornik'' File:Mali Zvornik 244.jpg, ''Mali Zvornik Municipal House'' File:Mali Zvornik utorak 059.jpg, ''Mali Zvornik town center'' File:Mali Zvornik utorak 029.jpg, ''Building in Mali Zvornik'' File:Drina River.jpg, ''

in Mali Zvornik''

Notable people

* Časlav Klonimirović, Prince of the Serbs from 927. until his death in 960. * Stefan Dragutin,

King of Serbia This is an archontological list of Serbian monarchs, containing monarchs of the medieval principalities, to heads of state of modern Serbia. The Serbian monarchy dates back to the Early Middle Ages. The Serbian royal titles used include Knyaz ...

from 1276. to 1282. * Avdo Karabegović, (1878-1908) Serbian poet * Dušan Proroković, politician, former member of Serbian parliament * Milisav Petković, politician, former member of Serbian parliament * Nenad Milkić, Serbian writer * Miloš Gajić, Partisan *

Milinko Pantić Milinko Pantić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милинко Пантић, born 5 September 1966) is a Serbian retired footballer and current manager. Playing career Pantić spent the first six seasons of his professional career with FK Partizan between 19 ...

, football player and coach * Miloš Vasić, rower, member of Serbian Olympics team on summer Olympics in

London 2012 The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

and Rio de Janeiro 2016 *

Predrag Rogan Predrag Rogan (; born 2 August 1974) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Career In July 2015, Rogan took charge of Serbian League West side Mačva Šabac. He led them to promotion to the Serbian First League in the 2015–16 seaso ...

, football coach * Đorđe Despotović, football player * Nemanja Stevanović, football player * Edin Rustemović, football player * Filip Erić, football player * Slaviša Radović, football player *

Oliver Stević Oliver Stević (born 18 January 1984) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB. In early 2020, he joined Club Joventut Badalona of the Spanish League and Eurocup. Stević signed with Fuenlabrada on ...

, basketball player * Aleksandar Todorović, basketball player

References

External links

Official website
{{Mačva District Populated places in Mačva District Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina–Serbia border crossings